Wu learned the name of the white stone from Han Cheng. It turned out that it was called salt.
However, he was somewhat skeptical about Han Cheng's words. The shivering taste did not completely go away even after he rinsed his mouth with water twice. He didn't want to believe that something that tasted bad now would become delicious at night.
Could it be that this "salt" is like fruit? It tastes bad when it's just picked, but tastes good after it turns yellow after a while?
Wu thought so and nodded, feeling that he should have guessed the truth of the matter.
Han Cheng carefully picked up the layer of salt condensed at the bottom of the jar, then placed it on a clean stone slab, carefully smashed it into powder with a stone, and then put it into a new/clean jar and covered it with a lid.
Then he directed everyone to crush the remaining two-thirds of the salt ore and cook it into salt according to the previous process.
The salt content of this salt mine is quite high. A salt mine of less than ten kilograms produces about one kilogram of salt, which is enough to surprise Han Cheng.
In the afternoon, almost evening, the eldest brother and his companions came back with the prey. When the eldest brother heard about this, he opened the salt jar, pinched some salt into his mouth, and then made a "Puhu" sound.
He looked at Han Cheng and shook his head, indicating that this thing was not delicious.
Han Cheng smiled knowingly and didn't explain much. It would be strange if eating salt like this tasted good!
The hunted prey was gutted and then roasted over a fire on a tree fork.
In the past, Han Cheng never got involved in tasks like barbecue. After all, he was the Son of God and all he needed to do was sit back and enjoy the results.
But tonight was different. He held a bowl in his arms, and in the bowl was some salt that he had poured out of the jar.
He gathered around the fire and sprinkled a fine layer of salt on all the meat to be roasted.
The faces of those who had tasted the taste of salt twitched.
Fortunately, it was the Son of God who did this. If it was someone else, he would probably be beaten up.
Food is precious and should not be wasted like this.
There was a look of surprise in Wu's eyes. He didn't expect that what Han Cheng meant by delicious was not to eat it directly, but to sprinkle the strange-tasting salt on the barbecue.
Han Cheng looked at the roasted meat that was golden brown, steaming and dripping with oil, and was full of anticipation for tonight's food.
All the meat was roasted, and just like before, the first person to eat the food was still the witch.
The eldest brother picked out a piece of meat that was the right size and well roasted, put it in the bowl with chopsticks, then held it in both hands and handed both the bowl and chopsticks to the witch who was standing by and watching.
Everyone looked at Wu, expecting his comments on the "unique" barbecue served tonight.
Wu was a man who had seen the world. He was not afraid or panicked at all when so many people were watching him. He blew a few breaths on the meat, and after it cooled down a little, he slowly bit into it.
Everyone held their breath and looked at Wu carefully.
As the piece of meat entered his mouth, Wu's eyes lit up and his chewing speed increased significantly, no longer showing the calm and relaxed manner he had when eating before.
When everyone saw Wu's reaction, they all breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the food would not be wasted!
Then I wondered, could the barbecue with the strange-tasting white stone called "salt" by the Son of God really be so delicious?
"tasty!"
The witch ate a mouthful of meat, resisted the urge to take a second bite, and happily announced to everyone the news that everyone already knew.
The second brother's saliva began to flow again. He looked at the barbecue with salt, then at the eldest brother, his eyes eagerly.
The meaning is very clear, that is, you take the food quickly, so that I can take it quickly after you take it, and taste what the barbecue that Wu praised so highly tastes like!
The eldest brother filled another bowl for Han Cheng, then he took the food impatiently and took his family to eat aside.
Han Cheng had an urge to cry. It had been several months, and only now was he finally able to eat a bite of food with salt. It was such a sad moment to talk about it!
The speed of eating in the tribe today was obviously faster than before. Even the witch only slowed down after eating more than half of the barbecue in the bowl.
The food that was enough for the tribe to eat in the past was finished, but everyone felt unsatisfied, especially the children.
It was their turn only after their parents had eaten. In the past, the food their parents left for them could at least fill them up even if they were not full. But today, the food they got was really less.
Everyone looked at the eldest brother eagerly. The eldest brother was also not satisfied. Fortunately, he had caught a lot of prey today, so he lived up to everyone's expectations and picked out some more meat to roast.
However, he was stopped by Han Cheng. At his suggestion, the barbecue turned into boiled meat soup, with less meat and more bones that were previously too hard to chew.
This can save some food. Secondly, everyone has actually eaten almost enough. The reason why they feel hungry is because it is the first time they have eaten food with salt. They think it is too delicious and just want to eat more. Under this psychological effect, they will feel hungry.
At this time, drinking more broth is much better than eating barbecue.
A large vat specially used for cooking soup was placed on the fire, and someone skillfully added water, meat and bones into it.
Under Han Cheng's instructions and supervision, people in the tribe would wash the meat with water first when cooking, whether it was grilling or making soup.
Unlike before, when they just cooked and ate the bloody food.
After the meat and water were ready, Han Cheng poured the remaining salt in the bowl into the jar, and then covered the pot with a lid made of grass and leaves.
(Small pottery lids are fine, but large ones are too easy to break and too heavy to use. After they broke twice, Han Cheng thought of the pot lids he used at home. After some workarounds, he ended up with the pot lids made of grass and leaves.)
When cooking meat, add salt early so that it can absorb the flavor easily.
The broth was finally served amid everyone's anticipation and it did not disappoint. The broth tasted exceptionally delicious.
Even Junior Brother Sha, who didn't like drinking broth before, couldn't stop drinking it and praised it highly.
No one would have thought that eating such unpalatable "salt" alone, sprinkling it on food or putting it in soup would make the food so delicious!
The Son of God has never let them down!
Inside the cave, on the stone in front of the totem pole that served as an altar, something new was now placed. It was not food, but a small half bowl of white salt.
The witch led everyone to dance in the light of the fire, thanking the gods for giving such delicious salt to their Qingque tribe through the hands of their Son of God.